Australian Colonial Goldfields brooches have a rich history dating back to the mid-19th century gold rush era in Australia during. The brooches were a popular form of jewellery worn by women during this period, particularly those who were married to miners or who had family members working in the goldfields.

The brooches were made from gold mined from the Australian colonial goldfields, which were located primarily in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. These goldfields were discovered in the mid-1800s, and the subsequent gold rush led to a significant increase in the Australian population, as people flocked to the region in search of wealth and opportunity.

The brooches themselves were often quite ornate, featuring intricate designs that were meant to showcase the beauty of the Australian landscape and the wealth of the goldfields. Many brooches featured images of mining tools, such as picks and shovels, as more...

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A 9ct yellow gold mining brooch, in the form of crossed pick…

9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Pick, Shovel and Nugget

A 9ct yellow gold mining brooch, in the form of crossed pick and shovel with bucket, ladder gold nugget and chain. Engraved '9ct', length 4.5 cm

9ct yellow gold Australian goldfields miners brooch c.1900-1920,…

Australian Goldfields Miners Brooch

9ct yellow gold Australian goldfields miners brooch c.1900-1920, likely Victorian: Ballarat goldfields. Depicting pick, shovel and rope, with small mounted nuggets. Marked verso '9ct'. Length 49 mm

An antique Colonial yellow gold bar brooch with engraved…

Colonial Gold Bar Brooch with Welcome Stranger Provenance

An antique Colonial yellow gold bar brooch with engraved initials 'J.I.O.' for Jean Isobel Oates, late 19th century, 3.2 cm wide, 2.2 grams. Oates' father, Richard Oates rocketed to fame on the Australian goldfields with the astonishing discovery of the…

Antique yellow gold miners brooch unmarked. Approx 4.3 grams.…

Antique 9ct Yellow Gold Miners Brooch - Unmarked - 4.3g

Antique yellow gold miners brooch unmarked. Approx 4.3 grams. Tests as 9ct

A New Zealand colonial gilded 9ct and natural god nugget brooch,…

NZ colonial gold nugget brooch by F.W. Collins

A New Zealand colonial gilded 9ct and natural god nugget brooch, by F.W.Collins of Napier, the heavy nugget on double bars. Stamped maker's mark to reverse. 8.8gm.

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and bucket, gold…

Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel, Rope, and Bucket

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and bucket, gold plated silver, 19th century 5.5 cm long, 6.1 grams total

9ct gold mining brooch, later stamp, in the form of a crossed…

9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Pick, Shovel and Nugget

9ct gold mining brooch, later stamp, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel with bucket, ladder and gold nugget, marked 9ct to back, total weight 4.31gm

18ct yellow gold Australian miner's brooch, with diamond,…

18ct Australian Miner's Brooch with Diamond

18ct yellow gold Australian miner's brooch, with diamond, weight: approx 5.3 grams, size: approx 5 cm wide (no marks but tests as at least 18ct)

An antique South African miners brooch, modelled as a pick and…

South African Miner's Brooch with Queen Victoria Shield

An antique South African miners brooch, modelled as a pick and shovel, centred with a shield depicting Queen Victoria in profile, mounted in 18ct gold.

A goldfields Brooch/Locket, of ovoid foliate design, having a…

Goldfields Foliate Locket Brooch with Green Paste Detailing

A goldfields Brooch/Locket, of ovoid foliate design, having a central hinged panel with applied leaf and tendrils detailed with green paste, with concealed glazed locket, in 15ct gold, circa 1880. The brooch presents in very good condition overall. Total…

An antique gold nugget bar brooch, to be sold with two gold…

Antique Gold Nugget Bar Brooch with Two Nuggets

An antique gold nugget bar brooch, to be sold with two gold nuggets. Total weight 10.7 grams.

A rare Australian antique Victorian goldfields gold filigree…

Victorian Goldfields Sapphire Locket Brooch

A rare Australian antique Victorian goldfields gold filigree brooch and locket, 15ct gold set with sapphire and hinged cover

An 18ct yellow gold goldfields brooch, consisting of a pick,…

Goldfields Trio Brooch in 18ct Yellow Gold

An 18ct yellow gold goldfields brooch, consisting of a pick, shovel & pan, Wt7.5 grams

A gold nugget brooch, circa 1900, the double bar brooch set…

1900 Gold Nugget Brooch with Quartz and 15ct Gold

A gold nugget brooch, circa 1900, the double bar brooch set with a gold and quartz nugget. 15ct yellow gold. Weight 14.39 grams. Length 6.3 cm. Applied three part bar mark with obscured maker's mark

A gold miner's brooch in the form of a shovel with quartz ore…

Gold Miner's Shovel Brooch with Quartz Ore Specimen

A gold miner's brooch in the form of a shovel with quartz ore specimen, 19th century, 4.2 cm wide, 3.2 grams

A gold miner's brooch of shovel form with twisted rope and gold…

Gold miner's shovel brooch with nuggets and rope, 19th century

A gold miner's brooch of shovel form with twisted rope and gold nugget specimens, 19th century 5.5 cm wide, 4.4 grams

A South African gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and…

South African Gold Miner's Brooch - 9ct, 4.9g

A South African gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel, rope and bucket, stamped '9ct', 5 cm wide, 4.9 grams

A gold miner's brooch, South African origin, 19th century, 4,5…

South African Gold Miner's Brooch, 19th Century

A gold miner's brooch, South African origin, 19th century, 4,5 cm long 3.8 grams

Barclay Bros. of Melbourne gold miner's brooch with crossed…

Barclay Bros. Gold Miner's Brooch

Barclay Bros. of Melbourne gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel, and entwined rope, 19th century, stamped 'B. Bros. 9ct', 4.8 cm wide, 2.8 grams

15ct gold miners brooch, in the form of a spade, pick, shifter…

15ct gold miners brooch, in the form of a spade, pick, shifter and bucket, total weight 6gm, height 5 cm

A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket and…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nuggets

A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket and nuggets. Yellow gold. Weight 7.96 grams. Length 4.7 cm

A gold miner's brooch, decorated with pick and shovel and small…

Gold Miner's Brooch with South African Half Pond Coin

A gold miner's brooch, decorated with pick and shovel and small nuggets with a central rope twist design setting containing a South African half pond coin dated 1896, with safety chain.

9ct yellow gold West Australian goldfields nugget bar brooch c.…

WA Goldfields Nugget Bar Brooch with Swans and Swags

9ct yellow gold West Australian goldfields nugget bar brooch c.1895-1905, depicting two swans and swags mounted upon two bars, with two crescent moons. Length 68 mm. Weight: 7grams

A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel, bucket and gold…

9ct Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick, Shovel and Nugget

A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel, bucket and gold nugget, marked 9ct. Weight 3.33 grams. Length 45 mm.

Levinson of Perth, Western Australia, 15ct gold miner's double…

Levinson of Perth, Western Australia, 15ct gold miner's double bar brooch, set with natural gold nugget mineral specimen, late 19th century, stamped 'Levinson, Perth 15ct', 5 cm wide, 7.2 grams

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with nugget…

South African Goldminer's 9ct Brooch with Nugget Specimen

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with nugget specimen, rope and bucket, stamped 'South Africa, 9ct, 4.5 cm, 3.5 grams

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, c.1890 retailed by R &…

Australian Gold Nugget Brooch from 1890

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, c.1890 retailed by R & W Stewart Jewellers, Launceston, Tasmania, gold and quartz nugget on a 9ct yellow gold pin, with R and W Stewart box, Wt 6.5 grams

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of…

Australian 9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Gold Nugget

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel with central pan and gold nugget, marked 9ct to back, total weight 4.45gm

A delightful gold brooch of a young pan, 18ct Italian…

Art Nouveau Gold Pan Brooch

A delightful gold brooch of a young pan, 18ct Italian manufacture, depicted in the stylised Art Nouveau form of a young nymph or pan, beautifully detailed through the body in satin finished gold, holding in outstretched arms a double pipe, finely worked…

A goldfields 'Forget Me Not' brooch an Australian 'Forget Me…

18ct Gold Forget Me Not Brooch with Pearl

A goldfields 'Forget Me Not' brooch an Australian 'Forget Me Not' brooch oval form, foliate and garland decoration, single set pearl; 18ct gold. Possibly Lamborn & Wagner. Weight 7g.

Gold Mining brooch: crossed pick and shovel adorned with…

South African Gold Mining Brooch

Gold Mining brooch: crossed pick and shovel adorned with several gold nuggets and a bucket, South African, 19th century. 4 grams.

9ct yellow gold miners brooch. Colonial goldfields miners…

Colonial Goldfields Miners Brooch in 9ct Yellow Gold

9ct yellow gold miners brooch. Colonial goldfields miners brooch with pick and shovel, and mesh gold pan 4 small nuggets. Weight 2.7grams.

A gold bar brooch, set with two gold nuggets. Yellow gold. 3.7…

Gold Nugget Bar Brooch

A gold bar brooch, set with two gold nuggets. Yellow gold. 3.7 grams, 4.5 cm long

South African miner's 9ct gold brooch with crossed pick and…

South African Miner's Gold Nugget Brooch

South African miner's 9ct gold brooch with crossed pick and shovel and gold nugget attached to shovel handle, 4.5 cm wide, 3.4 grams.

A goldfields brooch, 9ct gold pick and shovel with bucket, rope…

Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel, Rope and Nuggets

A goldfields brooch, 9ct gold pick and shovel with bucket, rope and nuggets, 19th century, stamped '9ct, 4.5 cm long, 4.5 grams

A late 19th century 15ct. yellow gold mining themed brooch, the…

19th Century Mining Themed Gold Brooch

A late 19th century 15ct. yellow gold mining themed brooch, the crossed pick and axe with central nugget, a small swing handle bucket below, variously stamped maker's marks to reverse and possible date 29/3/94. Possibly Australian. 4.23gms.

Gold nugget-9ct bar brooch antique Australian nugget set with…

Antique Australian Nugget & Sapphire Brooch

Gold nugget-9ct bar brooch antique Australian nugget set with old mine cut sapphire on a rose gold double bar to scroll ends. Safety chain. Provenance: Oe WA owner since 1900

An Australian gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with…

Australian Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick and Shovel

An Australian gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with hanging bucket, nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 4.5 cm wide, 3.2 grams

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket, rope…

South African Goldminer's Brooch with Engraving

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket, rope and gold nugget specimen, stamped 'South African, 9ct' and engraved on reverse 'Edith, 5 cm long, 4.6 grams

A gold nugget double bar brooch, length 5 cm, weight 9.72 grams

Gold Double Bar Brooch with Nugget Detail

A gold nugget double bar brooch, length 5 cm, weight 9.72 grams

Goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, South…

Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nuggets

Goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, South African, 19th century marked '9ct, South Africa' 4.5 cm, 3.6 grams

A goldfields brooch, rose gold with pick and shovel, rope and…

Goldfields Brooch: 19th Century Mining Motif

A goldfields brooch, rose gold with pick and shovel, rope and nuggets, 19th century 5 cm long, 3.8 grams

An antique gold miners brooch, centrally set with a gold nugget,…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Nugget and Tools

An antique gold miners brooch, centrally set with a gold nugget, flanked by a crossed pick, shovel and nugget with a further drop set with a nugget below, mounted in gold,

9ct yellow gold miners brooch. Colonial goldfields miners pick…

Colonial Goldfields Miners Brooch in 9ct Yellow Gold

9ct yellow gold miners brooch. Colonial goldfields miners pick and shovel with double, twist wire wrapped around a central nugget and handles. Safety chain attached. Weight 2.5grams.

Antique 9ct rose gold miners brooch marked 9ct. Approx length…

9ct Rose Gold Miners Brooch - Antique

Antique 9ct rose gold miners brooch marked 9ct. Approx length 48 mm, weight 4.2 grams

Duggan & Shappere Colonial 15ct yellow gold bar brooch set with…

Colonial gold nugget bar brooch, 19th century

Duggan & Shappere Colonial 15ct yellow gold bar brooch set with three gold nugget specimens, 19th century, 5 cm wide, 6.9 grams

Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed…

19th Century Australian Gold Mining Brooch

Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed pick and shovel, bucket with rope and pan, market 15ct to back, total weight 6.15gm, length 5 cm

9ct yellow gold rare West Australian triple bar goldfields…

West Australian Goldfields Nugget Brooch by Adolph Kopp

9ct yellow gold rare West Australian triple bar goldfields nugget brooch by Adolph Otto Kopp, Fremantle, Perth, c.1892-1916. Length 47 mm; weight: 9grams. Note: for more information on Adolph Otto Kopp, see pages 63-65, gold & Silversmithing in Western…

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, featuring oval glazed…

Australian Goldfields Brooch with Reversible Portraits

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, featuring oval glazed reversible portraits, set in a frame of oak leaf and nut decoration, mounted in 15ct gold, total length 65 mm

A gold miner's brooch, the crossed pick and shovel set with…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Diamond and Nuggets

A gold miner's brooch, the crossed pick and shovel set with gold nuggets and a single old brilliant cut diamond. Yellow gold. Weight 4.09 grams. Length 5.4 cm.

An Australian gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with…

Australian Gold Miner's Brooch

An Australian gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with hanging bucket, nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 5.5 cm wide, 4.2 grams

A gold miner's brooch in box, South African origin, 19th…

19th Century South African Gold Miner's Brooch

A gold miner's brooch in box, South African origin, 19th century, Stamped '9ct, 4,5 cm long 3.7 grams

A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nuggets

A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and bucket plus nugget specimens, 19th century, 4.5 cm long, 4.4 grams

An unusual gold miner's brooch with gold ore and nuggets with…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Ore and Nuggets

An unusual gold miner's brooch with gold ore and nuggets with crossed pick and shovel at each end, 19th century, stamped '15ct, 6 cm long, 10.5 grams total.

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, 9ct…

South African Goldfields Brooch with Pick and Shovel

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, 9ct gold, South African, 19th century stamped 'South Africa' on the front of the shovel 5 cm long, 3.7 grams

Gold miner's bar brooch with horseshoes and gold nugget…

Gold Miner's Horseshoe Bar Brooch with Nugget Specimen

Gold miner's bar brooch with horseshoes and gold nugget specimen, 19th century, 6.5 cm wide, 11 grams

G R Addis 18ct miners brooch, featuring a twisted bar with…

18ct Miners Brooch by George R Addis

G R Addis 18ct miners brooch, featuring a twisted bar with crossed pick and shovel and suspended bucket. Hallmarked 18ct, GRA, George R Addis - Kalgoorlie.

A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel, bucket and gold…

15ct Miner's Brooch with Pick, Shovel, Bucket & Gold

A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel, bucket and gold nuggets, marked 15ct. Length 50 mm.

A gold nugget brooch, the knife-edge bar set with gold bearing…

Gold Nugget Brooch with Quartz in Rose Gold

A gold nugget brooch, the knife-edge bar set with gold bearing quartz. 9ct rose gold. Weight 5.26 grams. Length 4.5 cm. In leatherette box signed A. M. Perkin, Goldsmith & Jeweller, Kyneton

A diamond set gold mining brooch in original box by Colls Bros.…

Colls Bros. Gold Mining Brooch with Diamond in Box

A diamond set gold mining brooch in original box by Colls Bros. Jewellers, Johannesurg

Colonial Australian yellow gold brooch with Doves, garlands,…

Australian Gold Brooch with Doves and Gemstones

Colonial Australian yellow gold brooch with Doves, garlands, egg & a gold nugget. Set with red gemstones. total weight 17 grams. Early restoration to the reverse.

Stevenson antique Australian 15ct gold cross brooch with large…

Stevenson antique Australian 15ct gold cross brooch with large gold nugget specimen, 19th century, stamped 'Stevenson, 15ct', 4.7 cm high, 14.9 grams

George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, 15ct…

George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, 15ct yellow gold bar brooch, set with an impressive pure gold nugget specimen, 19th/20th century, 5.5 cm wide, 10.1 grams

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of…

Australian 9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Diamond Accent

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel tied with rope, with additional wheelbarrow, bucket, sifter and gold nugget, accented with diamond to front of shovel, marked 9ct to back, length 4.5 cm, total…

A collection of three Miner's brooches, one with crossed…

Miner's Brooch Collection

A collection of three Miner's brooches, one with crossed shovels, nuggets and a bucket, stamped 9ct; a circular brooch with crossed pick and shovel, yellow and rose gold; to be sold with a pressed metal costume brooch.

A Miner's brooch, spade, pick and shovel, marked S.B, 15ct gold

Gold Miner's Tools Brooch - S.B Marked, 15ct

A Miner's brooch, spade, pick and shovel, marked S.B, 15ct gold

Gold Mining Brooch: The crossed pick and shovel with central…

9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Pick, Shovel and Nugget

Gold Mining Brooch: The crossed pick and shovel with central gold pan and nugget. 9ct yellow gold. Weight 3.65 grams.

A Colonial gold nugget bar brooch, circa 1890 set with a gold…

Gold Nugget Bar Brooch by J. Bremner (1890)

A Colonial gold nugget bar brooch, circa 1890 set with a gold nugget on a flat bar engraved with scrolling floral sprays, marked 'J.BREMNER / 15C', 15 carat and pure gold. Reference: James Bremner is listed in the New Zealand Trade Directories as a…

An antique Australian gold miner's brooch with impressive gold…

An antique Australian gold miner's brooch with impressive gold nugget specimen mounted on gilded sterling silver bar, 19th century, stamped 'O. Lynch, Gawler, Stg. Silver', 4.8 cm wide, 16.5 grams

Bernard V. Lindell of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, rare 18ct…

Bernard V. Lindell of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, rare 18ct gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel adorned with flying bird carrying a letter, plus gold nugget specimens, late 19th century, stamped 'Lindell, 18ct', 5 cm wide, 6 grams

A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and…

19th Century Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick and Shovel

A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and bucket plus ore specimen, 19th century, stamped '9ct, 4.5 cm long, 2.4 grams

Australian 18ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed…

19th Century Australian Gold Mining Brooch

Australian 18ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed pick and shovel, with central nugget, total weight 5.39gm, length 4.8gm

A gold nugget bar brooch, George. R. Addis, Launceston,…

18ct Gold Nugget Bar Brooch by George R. Addis

A gold nugget bar brooch, George. R. Addis, Launceston, Kalgoorlie, marked 18ct, length 4.5 cm, weight 3.98 grams

Gold Mining Brooch: The single shovel with diamond set blade…

Diamond & Nugget Shovel Brooch in 18ct Gold

Gold Mining Brooch: The single shovel with diamond set blade and central nugget. Not signed and tests as 18ct yellow gold. Weight 4.37grams.

An 18ct gold opal pendant brooch; claw set with a 50 x 35 mm…

18ct Gold Opal Pendant Brooch with Carved White Opal

An 18ct gold opal pendant brooch; claw set with a 50 x 35 mm portrait carved white opal in a stylised nugget surround. Wt. 37.1g.

Probable Frank Grady 18ct and three gold nugget bar brooch…

Gold Nugget Brooch with Engraving and Markings

Probable Frank Grady 18ct and three gold nugget bar brooch reverse bar engraved 'To Alice 29-7-09' marked with crown 18c

An Australian goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with…

Australian Goldminer's Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nugget

An Australian goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with gold nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 5.75 cm wide, 6.6 grams

19th century Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, with detailed…

Antique Australian Gold Mining Brooch by Larard Bros

19th century Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, with detailed hallmarks, by Larard Bros, Melbourne, circa 1895, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel with central gold nugget, marks to back of shovel, total weight 3.16gm

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, a solid gold free…

Australian Gold Nugget Brooch

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, a solid gold free formed nugget with some crystal inclusions, mounted on an 18ct yellow gold brooch pin. Provenance: From the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill., Wt 22.4grams

A goldfields bar brooch, late 19th century designed with…

Goldfields Bar Brooch with Shovel, Pick and Nuggets

A goldfields bar brooch, late 19th century designed with crossed shovel and pick with small gold nuggets and a blue doublet, set on a gold bow, 18 carat yellow gold, 4.5 cm long, 5.1 grams

Australian miners brooch, c.1880, featuring a gold nugget and…

Australian Miner's Brooch with Gold Nugget and Doves

Australian miners brooch, c.1880, featuring a gold nugget and two figurative doves, surrounded by a grape vine border with small faceted ruby detailing, stamped 'Bb', 17.01 grams. Provenance: purchased at Alan Landis Antiques 1980

A gold nugget bar brooch, Marked Rhodesia, W. H. B. with…

Rhodesian Gold Nugget Brooch with Elephant Mark

A gold nugget bar brooch, Marked Rhodesia, W. H. B. with elephant mark. Original box for W H Blackler, Bulawayo, length 40 mm. Weight 9.10 grams. Provenance: A private collection, Ballarat.

A Miner's brooch, spade, shovel and diamond set nugget, yellow…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Diamond Nugget

A Miner's brooch, spade, shovel and diamond set nugget, yellow gold

New Zealand Colonial 15ct miners sweetheart brooch, central…

15ct Miners Sweetheart Brooch with Gold Quartz Panel

New Zealand Colonial 15ct miners sweetheart brooch, central panel of gold bearing quartz, floret spray decorations

A miner's brooch, South Africa, gold

South African Gold Miner's Brooch

A miner's brooch, South Africa, gold

A double bar brooch set with three nuggets, 18ct yellow gold

Triple Nugget Double Bar Brooch in 18ct Yellow Gold

A double bar brooch set with three nuggets, 18ct yellow gold

9ct gold goldfields miner's brooch, attributed to 'Star Bros.'…

Goldfields Miner's Brooch with Nugget and Bucket Suspension

9ct gold goldfields miner's brooch, attributed to 'Star Bros.' Australia, circa 1890, modelled as a crossed pick and shovel, centrally set with a nugget and suspending a bucket, stamped S.Bros, length approximately 45 mm, retailed by Anne Schofield, 3.6…

Ballarat goldfields gold nugget bar brooch, 19th century in C.…

Ballarat Gold Nugget Bar Brooch in Original Box

Ballarat goldfields gold nugget bar brooch, 19th century in C. Marks & Co. Ballarat box 5 cm long, 19.2 grams Provenance: Private Collection Ballarat

Goldfields suite, comprising: a brooch modelled as a pick and…

Goldfields Pick and Shovel Opal Suite

Goldfields suite, comprising: a brooch modelled as a pick and shovel embellished with a nugget highlighted by a cabochon opal mounted in 15ct gold, earrings en suite. (2)

A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket and three…

18ct Miner's Brooch with Gold Nuggets

A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket and three gold nuggets. Marked 18ct. Length 57 mm. Weight 6.37 grams. Provenance: A private collection, Buninyong. To be sold in a cardboard box for C Marks & Co., Watchmakers and Jewellers, National…

A gold miner's brooch, the handle of the shovel with applied…

Gold Miner's Shovel Brooch with Nugget Details

A gold miner's brooch, the handle of the shovel with applied gold nuggets. Yellow gold. Weight 4.99 grams. Repaired

A gold figurative miner's brooch, marked 9ct

9ct Gold Miner's Figurative Brooch

A gold figurative miner's brooch, marked 9ct

15ct gold quartz brooch, Duggin, Shappere and Co, centring a…

15ct Gold Quartz Brooch by Duggin Shappere & Co

15ct gold quartz brooch, Duggin, Shappere and Co, centring a quartz and gold nugget, on a bar inscribed 'Hg' and 'Fg', maker's mark for Duggin Shappere and Co., length 50 mm, accompanied by a fitted period box, 11.3 grams

A goldfields brooch designed with a shovel and wire entwined…

Goldfields Nugget Shovel Brooch

A goldfields brooch designed with a shovel and wire entwined gold nugget, circa 1890, unmarked, 9 carat yellow gold bar, 7.6 grams, 6.5 cm long

Gold mining brooch: set with a South African half pond 22ct…

South African Half Pond Gold Mining Brooch

Gold mining brooch: set with a South African half pond 22ct gold coin. 6+ grams

George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia,…

George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, impressive antique double bar brooch with large gold nugget specimen, late 19th century, stamped 'G.R. Addis, 18ct', 7 cm wide, 13.6 grams